U.S. Army Nurses pose for a group portrait in front of the Judson Memorial Building in New York City before leaving for service in France during World War I. North Dakota nurse Sarah Sand is fourth from right in the second standing row of nurses.

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U.S. Army Nurses pose for a group portrait in front of the Judson Memorial Building in New York City before leaving for service in France during World War I. North Dakota nurse Sarah Sand is fourth from right in the second standing row of nurses.

The nurses in this photograph are preparing to embark for France. They are posed with their officers. Though nurses served in the Army, they were not enlisted. That means they did not receive Army benefits or rank. At least four of the women in this photograph were from North Dakota.